Blanked yet again: Chico hits two goals against struggling Humboldt

Those are the two characteristics the Humboldt State women's soccer team is looking to gain.

And, as a result of lacking them, the team is searching for a semblence of an offense.

After netting a goal on Friday, the cover went back across the net as the Jacks could not find the scoring touch on Sunday.

Chico State pelted the Humboldt State defense with 23 shots and connected on only two but it was enough for the 2-0 women's soccer win.

"Obviously today was not the result that we were looking for but it is more about the growth of the program and not just the result, today we didn't grow and that is what is disappointing," explained Humboldt head coach Paul Karver. "Our lack of consistency is a major concern, people need to be accountable and take responsibility for themselves on the field, that is the lesson we have yet to fully learn."

The Wildcats (5-7-2, 3-7-2 California Collegiate Athletic Association South) outshot the Jacks 11-2 in the first 45 minutes and 12-1 in the second stanza.

Savannah Havranek put the lone shot on goal, while Colette Behen took the team's other two boots.

After six Wildcats shots, Havranek had her attack saved by the home keeper with 16:55 gone in the match.

Only 1:31 later, Chico State's Lindsey Dias put a corner kick into the far post off a header for the bout's first score.

Behen saw her first kick be blocked at 36:47 as Humboldt trailed 1-0 at intermission.

Behen wasted no time to get off her second and what would be Humboldt's fine shot of the game. The junior took the shot 18 seconds into the latter half, but saw it go high over the goal.

The game remained a one-goal affair until 73:29 when Courtlynn Cerrito knocked in a rebound for a 2-0 cushion.

"This time of the year is always difficult because of the wear and tear on the body, and that is when depth becomes important. We have another difficult weekend coming up so we don't have time for injuries," wrapped up Karver.

Humboldt will travel to Sonoma State next Friday for a 12:30 p.m. match.